Thirty-two sculptures, utilitarian vessels, and objects become an orchestra.

The Vessel Orchestra we mentioned previously has closed, but thankfully it's been preserved on video: a sound installation at the Met where objects were miked to reveal a kind of hidden life, at least musically.

Oliver Beer, a British artist and composer who works in sculpture, video art, and music, put his ear to hundreds of objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of ceramic jars, clay pots, bronze busts, Qing dynasty vases, and contemporary art pottery. From them, he chose 32 that each “sing” a specific note in the Western scale.